place
Egypt
also: Aegypten
The ancient land; named among the radiant settings for Kasimir's image of love as a meeting of armies upon the heights.
Reading notes
- The Life of the Virgin Mary §8 the great land
Egypt, where, in the legend Rilke follows, the idols burst and toppled as the child passed their temples.
- The Last Ones §68 Egypt
Invoked, with Jerusalem and the Ganges, as a radiant setting for the meeting of two who come to one another like armies upon the heights.